Window ventilator and dust eliminator



Marsh 3, 1931. w. HIGGINS I 1,795,087

WINDOW VENTI'JATOR AND DUST ELIHINATOR Filed June 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l 49 I I7, 23 A /7 Z2 24 17 X Inventor A itorney Ma rch 3, 1931. w. HIGGINS 1,795,087

WINDOW VENTILATOR AND DUST ELIMINATOR Filed June 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2 3 Inventor I Attorney Patented Mar. 3, 1931 v i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM HIGGINS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS i wmnow VENTILATOR AND nns'r ELIMINA'ron Application filed June 12, 19 9.. Serial No. 370,350.

This invention relates to an improved venas seen in Figure 4. Each cup also includes tilator in the form of a window screen of the' a substantially U-shaped upstanding guide 115 variety including an appropriately anchored through which the screen or fabric slides. spring roller on which cloth fabric is wound, l have found it expedient to fasten the cup and wherein the free end of the fabric is atin place by using a pair of eye bolts. One 1Y3 tached to a sliding window sash, whereby to eye bolt is designated bythe reference charcause the screen to operate simultaneously actor 17 in Figure! and is secured in the sill, with the opening and closing of said sash. and provides an anchor for the cup. The eye The purpose of the invention is to generalbolts 17 pass through slotted projections 17 1 1y improve upon screen constructions of this on the cups 13. The cup in turn is formed 1-1 ments of a structure of this class for screening by turning the eye to aline with the slot it is 2 90 structed in accordance with the present inven- 5 are channel guides 20. The lower end of guide channel. an eye bolt or turn button 22 is connected as class by providing an arrangement which is with a horizontal slot 18, and the eye 19 of dependable, efiicient, economical, capable of the remaining eye bolt cooperates with this inexpensive and expeditious installation and slot and extends across the same as seen in otherwise susceptible of fulfilling the require- Figure 2 to hold the cup in place. However,

and ventilating purposes. 1 obvious that the cup may be properly re- In the drawings: moved. Figurelis afragmentary perspective View Associated with the vertical edges of the of a window equipped with a screen conscreen and detachably mounted on the frame tion. one flange of each guide is offset as at 21 and F' ure2isavertical sectional View throu 'h fixed telesconcall over the U-sha ed tude b i a V .1 f P p the same. 16. no upper end of the web portion is Figure 3 is a perspective View of a vertical formed with a vertical. slot 21, with which Figure tis a fragmentary sectionalview of seen in Figure 2. This allows the guide to a spring roller retaining and bearing cup. be removed whenever desired.

Referring now to the drawings, in F igure 1 The reference character A designates genit will be seen that the reference character orally acasing for the roller and screen. This 5 designates generally a window frame and casing is substantially semi-circular in cross 20 bar of the sash 6is provided with attaching together to permit adjustment in width and 6 represents the lower sliding sash. T he re sectional shape as seen in Figure 2 and emference character 7 designates the customary braces the roller and the screen which is apron and 8 the window sill. In accordance wound thereon. It is made up of complewith the present invention the lower frame mental sections 23 and 24, fitted telescopically I hooks 9 with which the screen is detachably which are litted telescopically into the cups connected. The screen is here shown in the 13 at the opposite ends of the structure. This form of a suitable cloth fabric and is gencasing is a protector and preserves the screen orally designated by the reference character from deterioration, especially when it is com.-

10. One end is wound on a spring returned pletely wound up. so

roller 11, and the opposite end is provided In practice, the roller cups are fastened on with a reinforcing rod or bar 12 which is enthe sill at opposite sides of the frame and the gaged over the retaining books 9. This perpintles of the spring returned roller are jourmits quick attachment and detachment. The naled therein. Then the channel guides 20 fixtures employed for mounting the screen are fitted telescopically in place and fastened. on the window frame compriseapair of roller The rod equipped end of the screen is encups each of which is designated by the refergaged over the hooks 9. The result is that as ence character 13. Each cup includes an inthe sash 6 is raised or lowered, the screen will wardly'pressed portion 14 having an opening operate simultaneously therewith. p for reception 0 the pintle 15 of the roller The simplicity of the construction is such as to make it unnecessary to include a more detailed description. Minor changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of details may be resorted toin actual practice. if desired. r

' What is claimed is:

As a'newarticle of manufacture-,a Window fixture for. use {in association with a roller screen of the class described comprising a 10 cup having a horizontally disposed, integral slotted projection on its'dow'enside constitut ing means for securing said cup to a Window I sill, said cup being -fufither orovided with,"

an apertured depressed central portion to 15 receivethe pintle of'ithescreen"'rollerin-a. manner tosupport. the sameminthecup, .an integral upstanding ,..exten'sion. of substantially nU-shaped horizontal cross-section formedlaterally on the cup at one side thereof 20 and constituting auguidefor .the passage of the; 5038811,} and an.ielongatedsubstantially V U-shaped vertically disposed, guide secured, atits upper'endyto the window. frame and having its. lower end portion telescopicallyand vdetachably mounted for support. on .thecup guide. i I 1 In testimony whereof, I" aifixvmy signature.

' VVILLIA M'. HIGGINS.

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